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Three voices on the jobs report and what's ahead

Jun 03rd 2012 - 11:26AM

NEW YORK -Only a month ago, surprisingly strong corporate earnings and steady growth in the U.S. economy had investors in a cheery mood.

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JPMorgan Returns Large Portion Of Lost MF Global Funds

Jun 03rd 2012 - 10:50AM

JPMorgan Chase has returned about $600 million that was held at the bank when securities firm MF Global Holdings Ltd. failed last fall, according to a news report.

AOL MONEY & FINANCE

Romney campaign: Obama lacks executive experience

Jun 03rd 2012 - 10:27AM

WASHINGTON -Five months before the elections, the uneven economic recovery is sputtering and job growth is anemic.

THE HUFFINGTON POST - BUSINESS

Bad News For Greek Companies

Jun 02nd 2012 - 11:36AM

Rating agency Moody's Investors Service said it had lowered its ratings ceiling on Greek domestic debt issuers due to the rising risk of the country exiting the euro zone, but added it did not consider that the most likely scenario for the country.

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Slow Economic Recovery Weighs On Obama

Jun 02nd 2012 - 11:11AM

Nothing upsets a president's re-election groove like ugly economic numbers.

financial crisis News From the Web

  • 06/03/12 Muthoot Finance eyes 10% growth in assets under... Source: Hindu Business Line Gold loan financier Muthoot Finance Ltd is looking at 10 per cent growth in its assets under management (AUM) this fiscal, its Managing Director, Mr George Alexander Muthoot, has said.
  • 06/03/12 Economy, applicant pool hinders hiring Source: The Hawk Eye - Burlington IA Alan Gaynor's architectural design firm in New York isn't hiring because his real estate developer clients are uneasy about starting projects in an uncertain economy.
  • 06/03/12 Three voices on the jobs report and what's ahead Source: The Seattle Times - Seattle WA Only a month ago, surprisingly strong corporate earnings and steady growth in the U.S. economy had investors in a cheery mood.
  • 06/03/12 EU to prepare permanent bailout fund Source: Gulf News The European Union is targeting July 9 as the start date for its permanent Eurozone rescue fund, the €500 billion European Stability Mechanism, an EU official said.
  • 06/03/12 It Is Gold's Time Source: SafeHaven We all know that; it's just a matter of when.

Background on financial crisis

The term financial crisis is applied broadly to a variety of situations in which some financial institutions or assets suddenly lose a large part of their value.

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